Mr. Speaker, I could give a number of reasons the government is taking a look at this as serious as it is. Number one is because it is serious. Another is there is a difference in the way the government looks at things on this side and the way the Progressive Conservative Party looks at it. The PC party wanted to get rid of the ministry of agriculture and take $600 million out. If the Tories thought this was happening and knew all about this a year ago, how come a year ago they were still saying they wanted to get rid of the ministry and the support to agriculture?
In the House of Commons on November 30th, 1998. See this statement in context.